Origins of common household items, revealing how war, accidents, and industrial breakthroughs transformed these innovations ...

Artist Hugh Hayden takes everyday objects, from school desks to basketball hoops to cookware, and transforms them into something surreal. Special correspondent Jared Bowen of GBH Boston visits the ...

There are lots of common materials used in everyday objects. Metal could be used to make coins, cars, and cans because it's strong and can be cut into shapes. Wood could be used for matches ...